Big Sky Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Big Sky Resort is a ski area in Big Sky, Montana, the United States. Its 455 mapped downhill runs add up to 238 km, which ranks it #2 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 2.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 523 m long.

Slopes at Big Sky Resort

About 27% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 38% intermediate and 35% advanced or expert, which makes Big Sky Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 45 lifts: 25 chairlifts, 8 button lifts, 8 magic carpets, 3 gondolas, 1 cable car. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,077 m up to 3,402 m, a vertical drop of 1,325 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Big Sky Resort

The nearest airport is Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), about 60 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 18 min by car; Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is 69 km away. Nearby ski areas include Yellowstone Club (103.7 km), Hyalite Canyon Nordic Ski Trails, Bozeman Creek / Sourdough Canyon Nordic Ski Trails and Bear Canyon (2.9 km), which together add 107 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.